Pecos Bill and Pronouns QUIZ

How many narrators are their in The Saga of Pecos Bill?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which sentence best tells how the beginning of the play helps the reader understand the rest of the play?

• A It tells how big the state of Texas is.

• B It tells what made Pecos Bill an unusual child.

• C It tells why people used to move West a long time ago.

• D It tells how Ma and Pa kept forgetting their children’s names.

Ma and Pa could not afford a teddy bear. What does the word afford mean?

• A sell

• B make

• C find

• D pay for

Why is Cowboy 1 surprised when he first sees Pecos Bill drinking water at the river?

• A Pecos Bill is acting like a coyote.

• B Pecos Bill is fighting a grizzly bear.

• C Pecos Bill is riding a mountain lion.

• D Pecos Bill is making a lasso out of a snake.

How does Pecos Bill help the cowboys?

• A He ends a drought.

• B He watches their cows.

• C He gets rid of the trees.

• D He protects them from animals.

Why is Pecos Bill’s fight with the tornado important?

• A It explains why cowboys carry a rope.

• B It tells how Pecos Bill became a cowboy.

• C It tells how big tornadoes used to become.

• D It explains why there are wide open spaces across Texas.

What change should be made in sentence 2?

(2) One day I was watching them while Dad did yard work.

• Change them to him.

• Change them to her.

• Change them to they.

• No change is needed.

What change should be made in sentence 5?

(5) Andrew cried when he looked down and saw that their shirt was muddy.

• Change their to her.

• Change their to his.

• Change their to our.

• Change their to them.

What change should be made to sentence 7?

(7) I started making mud pies like I did when I was their age.

• Change I to they

• Change their to her

• Change their to his

• No change is needed

What change should be made in sentence 11?

(11) Soon he both joined me in making mud pies.

• Change he to they.

• Change he to him.

• Change he to she.

• Change he to us.